Mandates and Functions
| The Gubat Water District, with its legal mandate contained in Presidential Degree No. 198 otherwise known as “The Provincial Water Utilities Act o f 1973” as amended by Presidential Decree Nos. 768 and 1479 and RA 9286 which provides: | ||
| National Policy favoring local operation and control of water system, authorizing the formations of local water districts providing for the government and administration of such districts; chartering a national administration to facilitate improvement of local water utilities, granting said administrations, such powers are necessary to optimize service from water utility operations, and for other purposes. | ||
| This mandate is sought to be fulfilled through carrying out the following strategic objectives, which GWD had drawn from its programs and project, from where it plans to flow out its services to the people, to wit: 1. Provide 24- hour supply of water to all concessionaires by developing new water services and intensive implementation from non-revenue water reduction program; 2. Providing bacterial/sediment/cancer-agent free and clear drinking water by replacing pipelines and having fully operational quality control section; and 3. Expanding service area covered to around 30,000 service connections by installing new distribution lines. | ||
| This shall be worked against the backdrop of its Vision and Mission, which states: | ||